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Coronavirus at 29 cases, 1 fatality in Cumberland, most cases in Vineland

Hirata said the upswing in the count is due largely to test results now coming in from private labs. Those labs have a turnaround period of five to eight days versus two days from a state laboratory, she said.

Additionally, Hirata said, a factor in the counting is that there are more test kits available and being used.

Cumberland County on Monday stood up a special virus mapping page. The by-municipality breakdown of coronavirus cases on the page is as follows.

Vineland: 18 positive test results.

Millville: 4 positive test results.

Bridgeton: 2 positive test results and one fatality.

Hopewell Twp.: 2 positive test results.

Commercial: 1 positive test result.

Deerfield: 1 positive case.

Lawrence Twp.: 1 positive test results.

Vineland is the largest community in the county with about 59,000 residents. It also has its own Health Department.

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“The best defense against COVID-19 currently available is limiting interaction with other people," Mayor Anthony Fanucci said. "It is the responsibility of each of us to continue to do our part in order to protect the Vineland community and ensure our local healthcare facilities are not overwhelmed.

"Sadly, as of today, 18 cases have been identified in the city,” Fanucci said. “Our prayers go out to each and every one of these individuals and their families. With that said, the good news is that based on the origins of these cases and the containment measures put in place, there is currently no evidence of community spread in Vineland.”

Fanucci called on residents to “redouble” containment efforts.

The county mapping page also lists the gender and general age bracket of those with the virus, but no other identifying information.

Vineland: There are nine females, with ages running from the 20s into the 70s. Only four women are in their 50s or older.

There are nine Vineland males, with ages from the 20s into the 90s. One man is in his 20s and one in his 30s. The rest are in their 50s and older. There are three men in their 70s and one man in his 90s.

Elsewhere in Cumberland County, the breakdowns are as follows.

Bridgeton: Male, 70s. Female, 40s.

Hopewell: Males, 30s.

Commercial: Male, 40s.

Millville: Male, 50s. Female, two in their 70s and one in their 60s.

Deerfield: Female, 60s.

Lawrence: Male, 50s.

No positive test results are reported in the largely rural and much less populated townships of Fairfield, Greenwich, Maurice River, Stow Creek, and Upper Deerfield and the Borough of Shiloh.

Joe Smith is a N.E. Philly native transplanted to South Jersey more than 30 years ago. He is a former editor and current senior staff writer at The Daily Journal in Vineland. Have a news tip? Reach out at (856) 563-5252 or jsmith@thedailyjournal.com or follow me on Twitter, @jpsmith-dj. Help support local journalism with a subscription to The Daily Journal.